Summary: The closed bridge is a more advanced bridge used to play pool. Get tips and advice on how to shoot with a closed bridge in pool in this free billiards video lesson.
Mike Lopez has been playing pool in all of its forms for roughly sixteen years. He was the East Carolina University Nine Ball Champion in 1999. He currently is the top ranked player in...read more
"Hi, this is Mike Lopez with Expert Village. Now we're going to move onto the closed bridge. The closed bridge is a more advance bridge that professionals use for maximizing, what you want to do is get down on your stance and place your hand directly on the felt. You always start with the hand directly on the felt that way you have a nice steady balance on your stance. Then what you're going to do is do a okay sign with your bridge hand and as you do that we're going to put the cue in between that and you're going to squeeze the cue to where there is very little motion. There's enough to where the cue is will pass very nicely once again you put your remainder fingers out like a tripod have a nice stance with your palm flat unless you have to bridge up for some other reason, and that is the closed bridge."
eHow Article: How to Play Pool with a Closed Bridge